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RICHARD C. JENKINSON, OF NEIVARK, NENV JERSEY.

CATCH FOR BAGS, SATCHELS, 8w.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 411,445, datedSeptember 24, 1889.

Application filed March 21, 1889.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, RICHARD O. JENKiNsoN, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Newark, in the county of Essex and State of NewJersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Catches forBags, Satchels, &c.; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame, reference beinghad to the accompanying drawings, and to letters ofreference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

The primary object of this invention is to provide a bag-fastening whichconsists, essentially,0f a pivoted locking bar or shaft provided witharms or cars on the opposite ends thereof which hold the frame-sectionsof the bag together when turned in holding engagement and which isarranged within a casing, and the shaft of which is provided with aspring encircling the same, which bears against the top of theframe-section, and by the friction thereof holds the catch or fasteningin its locked or unlocked position.

The invention is further designed to provide a bag-fastening of suchconstruction which will operate freely, is simple and cheap inconstruction, and which is neat in appearance, and does not in itsoperation cause any inconvenience to the operator.

In the accompanying sheet of drawings, in which similar letters ofreference are employed to indicate corresponding parts, Figure l is aportion of a bag-frame, in side elevation, upon which is secured myimproved fastener, also in side elevation. Fig. 2 is a longitudinalsection of the same, taken centrally therethrough in its locked orfastened position, the spring encircling the shaft or bar being shown inelevation. Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 2, showing the turning-barin its unlocked position. Fig. 4: represents a blank from which thespring shown in the figures is formed. Fig. 5 is an enlargedlongitudinal section of the turning-bar and the encircling spring, takencentrally through the same and illustrating one method of fastening thespring to the bar or shaft. Figs. 6, 7, and 8 are sectional viewssimilar to that shown in Fig. 5, but illustrating modified ar- SerialNo. 304,119. (No model.)

ran gements of the spring an d the turning-bar. Fig. 9 is a sectionalview of the bar provided with still another form of encircling spring,and Fig. 10 represents a front elevation of the same, showing a part ofthe bar or shaft and the spring wound spirally around the same. Fig. 11represents the locking-bar in section provided with pins or stops castintegrally thereon for securing the spring to the bar.

In order to represent the invention more clearly, the views shown in thedrawings have all been considerably enlarged.

In the above-described views, a indicates the frame of a bag or satchel;b, the casing, which may be of any desirable construction and which issecured to the frame, and within which is arranged the turning bar orshaft and a spring secured thereto and encircling the same. The springmay be variously formed, being either struck up from a plate (indicatedin Fig. 4) and bent angular or polygonal, having any desired number ofsides, and secured to the turning-bar by means of stops on said bar orby means of a rivet or pin, as may be desirable; or the spring may bewound in the form of a spiral around the bar, as is shown moreespecially in Fig. 10, and secured to the bar in any convenient manner.

Instead of using a spring which is polygonal,I may employ a spring whichis circular or elliptical in elevation, as is shown in Fig. 8, and aswill be readily understood.

The locking-bar consists of a shaft c, having on opposite ends thereofears or arms 0', which pass down on both sides of the frame-sections a,and which bar is arranged and turns wit-hin the casing b. \Vithin thecasing and encircling the shaft 0 is arranged the polygonal or angularspring 61, provided with any desirable number of sides cl, and which issecured to the shaft by means of a pin or rivet d driven through theshaft or'cast integrally thereon, as may be desired.

As represented in Figs. 2, 3, ct seq, the spring is struck up from theplate orblank d, which is provided with a perforation d and an arm (1"at one end thereof. Said springplate is bent so as to form a polygon ofany desirable number of sides, and the arm (1 when in position on theshaft 0, is inserted through the perforation d in the plate, and

the two parts are secured together to the shaft, as-is clearly shown inFigs. 2, 3 and 5, by means of the rivet d or by a teat d on the bar, asin Fig. 11, or the arm d and the end d of the plate d may be secured onopposite sides of the shaft, as isillustrated in Figs. 6,

7, and 8. As indicated in the figures, the

sides of the polygonal spring encircling the shaft engage with the topof the frame-sections and the spring turns with the turning bar orshaft, which permits any one of the sides of the spring to engage withthe framesection, and thereby holds the ears on the locking-bar in anydesirable position.

In the construction shown in Figs. 9 and 10 the shaft may be providedwith a spring wound spirally around the same, which may be triangular inelevation; but said spring, as will be understood, may be cylindrical,or the spring may be polygonal and of any number of sides.

By the several constructions described in the above, and by chamferingor bending down the angular corners of the spring, sufficient space isprovided for the turning of the locking-bar and its spring within thecasing. This construction of the catch is of great advantage, as I amthereby enabled to make a fastening in which all the parts are securedtogether within the casing, thereby avoiding the possibility of thespring riding out of place. It will also be readily seen that in myconstruction the application of the fastener to the bag-frame is greatlyfacilitated, as there are no loose parts, the

spring being firmly attached to the shaft,

which enables the workman to place the complete fastener on the frameand secure the same thereon with very little trouble.

The improved catch herein described has this great advantage, that whensecured to the frame one of the sides of the spring is constantlypressing against the top surface of the frame, thereby positivelylocking the frame-sections when turned down in engagement with the sidesof the same, and also positively preventing the backward movement of theears .on the shaft when the device has been turned out of engagementwith the framesections.

It will be understood thatI do not limit myself to any one number ofsides on the spring in particular, as the same may be provided with anynumber of sides without departing from the scope of my invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is- -1. A bag orsatchel catch consisting of an inclosing-casing, a shaft or locking-barpivoted in said casing, having ears on the opposite ends thereof whichembrace the framesections of the bag, and a spring secured to said shaftand encircling the same and engaging with the top of the frame-sectionof the bag to hold the ears on said locking-bar or shaft in their lockedor unlocked positions, for the purposes set forth.

2. A bag or satchel catch consisting of an inclosing-casing, a shaft orlocking-bar pivoted in said casing, having ears on the opposite endsthereof which embrace the framesections of the bag, and an angular orpolygonal spring encircling said shaft or bar, one of the sides of saidspring engaging with the top of the bag-frame to hold the ears on saidlocking-bar in their locked or unlocked positions, for the purposes setforth.

3. A bag or satchel catch consisting of an inclosing-casing, a shaft orlocking-bar extending therethrough, having ears on the opposite endsthereof which engage with the frame-sections of the bag, a springencircling said shaft and engaging with the top of the frame-section ofthe bag to hold the ears on the ends of the locking-bar in their lockedor unlocked positions, said spring being formed from a plate (Z, havinga perforation d therein and an arm (1, said arm projecting through theperforation d when in position around the shaft, and means for securingthe spring to the shaft, for the purposes set forth.

4. A bag or satchel catch consisting of an inclosing-casing, a polygonalspring within the casing, and a shaft 0, secured to said spring andpivotally supported by said spring, and ears 0 on the opposite ends ofsaid shaft, said ears being held in their locked or unlocked positionsby means of said spring, said spring engaging with the top of theframe'sections, for the purposes set forth.

5. The combination, with the frame-section of a bag, of a fasteningdevice consisting of an inclosing-casing, a shaft pivoted within saidcasing, having ears on the opposite ends thereof which engage with theframe-sections of the bag, a polygonal or cylindrical spring within saidcasing, said spring encircling the shaft, any one side of said springengaging with the top of the frame-section of the bag to hold said earson the locking-bar in their locked or unlocked positions, and means forsecuring the casing to the bag-frame, for the purposes set forth.

6. The combination,with the frame-section of a bag, of a bag-catchconsisting of a casing b, a shaft 0, pivoted in said casing, having earson the opposite ends thereof which engage with the frame-sections of thebag, a polygonal or cylindrical spring within said casing encircling theshaft, any one side of said spring engaging with the top of theframesection of the bag to hold said ears on the locking-bar in theirlocked or unlocked positions, and means for securing said spring to theshaft or turning-bar, for the purposes set forth.

In testimony that I claim the invention set forth above I have hereuntoset my hand this 19th day of March, 1889.

RICHARD C. JENKINSON.

Witnesses:

FREDK. O. FRAENTZEL, C. SMITHERS.

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